Job summary
The post holder will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload, including the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of complex care programmes, ensuring continuous provision of integrated care.
To provide on-going holistic care within the community setting for vulnerable neonates and their families.
To provide specialist on-going education, advice and support to the family in the home environment.
To take a proactive role in the education and training of the multidisciplinary team(s), providing on-going supervision and support as an expert resource for all disciplines where neonates require on-going care needs within neonatal outreach.
Main duties of the job
Exciting New Opportunities
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is currently seeking dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated experienced Neonatal Nurses, to help with the implementation of a new Neonatal Outreach service. Neonatal Outreach will contribute to the creation of network-wide homecare provision within the East Midlands region.
Band 6 Neonatal Nurses based at ULHT are required to promote safe early discharge of babies from the neonatal units at both Lincoln and Boston. Families will be supported to provide ongoing care needs in the home environment, for example the provision of nasogastric tube feeding at home.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:
Carole Chapman, Manager 01205 445404 or Matron Rachel Wright
About us
Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Current First Level Registered Nurse/RSCN or equivalent.
2. NMC registered
3. Neonatal Intensive Care post registration qualification..
4. Evidence of recent professional development.
5. Hold current NLS provider certificate
6. Evidence of a good command of written and spoken English
7. Degree or willingness to work towards
Desirable
8. Community care of the neonate qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
9. Recent experience in Neonatal nursing at Band 5/6
10. The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
11. Ability to question current practice
12. Demonstrate ability to influence and to motivate the clinical practice of others
13. Committed to on-going professional development
Knowledge/skills/aptitudes
Essential
14. Good written and oral communication skills when liaising with colleagues, patients, families, carers and the multi-disciplinary team
15. Ability to maintain accurate and legible records
16. Evidence of effective leadership and management skills.
17. Basic computer/keyboard skills
18. Able to work on own initiative
19. Ability to initiate change
20. Ability to prioritise and delegate
21. Friendly and approachable manner
22. Knowledge of Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults processes
Desirable
23. Service Development and/or change management
Practical Skills
Essential
24. Influencing & Negotiation
25. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
26. Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
27. Excellent communication skills, an ability to discuss, advise and negotiate care with medical teams
28. Experience of working on own initiative, prioritising and time management
29. Service development and service improvement skills
Other Requirements
Essential
30. Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
31. Driving licence and access to own car.